Twine holder



Jan. 9, 1923.

ATTORNEY- 'Patentedlam 9, 1923.

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GUY cierran?v CLARK, or Urrea ivroNT`cLArR,- nnwenesnr, Assrenoa To LUnLow. p

MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATES, or BoSToN, MASSACHUSETTsA.VOLUNTARY Assof CrATroiv or MASSACHUSETTS.

i Twine HOLDER.

Application led November 5, 1921. Serial No, 512,967,

ball of cord, twine and the like, to permit the ball to be suspended by its own material and in turn to Support the enclosing conl tainer, the latter permitting' the cord or4 twine to be pulled from the container as required, whereby the ball will be kept from loosening and becoming entangled.v

My invention comprises a ball of cord, twine or the like and an enclosing container therefor, said container having openings for the passage of opposite portions of the cord or twine, the outerportion of the cord or twine being fastened to the ball and extended through one of said openings to suspend the ball and its container, the inner portion of said cord or twine extending through said other opening of the container in position to be pulled therefrom.

` I have illustrated an'embodiment of myy invention in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a prospective view illustrating a container from which opposite por'- tions of a cord protrude, and

Fig. 2 is a cross section, Substantially on the plane of line 2, 2, in Fig. 1. The numeral 1 indicates a ball of cord, twine or the like, which may be of usual constructiomhaving its outer end portion wrapped one or more times around the ball at 2 and tied or knotted in any suitable way, as indicated lat 3, so that the wrapping 2 will not become loosened. At l is a Supporting extension from the ball, which may be the outer end portion of the cord or twine extending from the knot 3. The ball, arranged'as described, is enclosed within a suitable container 5, which may be in the nature of a carton or box of pasteboard or carton adapted to be set up for use. The container has an opening 6 in one wall' 7 and an opening 8 in another wall 9, preferably at right angles to wall 7.

danger of the outer windings of the other suitable material, Such as a ycollapsible -.The ball is inserted ywithin the `rclontainer, as through aside opening 10 to be closed by one ofthe walls or flaps l1 having'tongue l2-inserted withinthe container to retain Said wall orl flap. The extending portion I of the `cord `or twine is passed through opening 6to be suspended by any suitable support, as by means of a hook 13.'

The portion 4 of the cord or twine .may vbe loopedat 451 and tied or knotted at lb as a convenlent means for its support. The free end portion. 1a of theiball, that isfusuallyv adapted to be pulled out of the middle of the ball, is passed from vthe container through itsopening 8 which is shown lo-l` middle portion of thel cated opposite the ball. p l

y When the device is assembled as set forth the ball may be supported by hanging the extension 4 on a support, whereby thev container will be supported o n and by the ball,

whereby the free central end portion l of the cord or twine may be pulled from the ball through the side opening 8 of the con of the ball will be free to be pulled out, *Y

through the container, as required without ball becoming snarled.

A further advantage of my improvement is'that the ball of cord or twine will be kept fresh and clean within the cbntainer,

Y not only as retained for use but forfshipjecting through one of rsaid openings to support the ball and the enclosure thereon, the other opening being in positionfor the passage therethrough of the cord rat the n middle portion of the ball.

v 2. The combination of a ball of cord, ywith `provided with un opening7 un enclosure containing the ball and having openings, in different Walls :it an angle to each other, said ball having an extension projecting' through one of said openings to support the ball and the enclosure thereon7 the other opening opposing,- the middle or' the ball.l the inner portion or' the ball eX- tending through said opening to be pulled therefrom for use.

rllhe combination otl u ball of cord han@ ing an outer portion wrapped thereeround and tied, and yn extension from the ball, with :in enclosure containing' the ball and said extension projecting; through said opening' to support the ball und the enclosure 'thereon7 said enclosure having); another opening' opposite the middle of tie ball, the inner portion of the cord extending through said opening to be pulled from the enclosure for use.

4, The combination of a ball of cord having an outer portion Wrapped therearound and tied7 said portion extending` freely roin the bell with an enclosure containing the ball and provided with :in opening7 Suid eX- tending portion of the ball projecting); through said opening to support the bull und the enclosure thereon7 said enclosure having` another opening opposite the middle of the ball7 the inner portion of the bell extending through seid opening to be pulled from the enclosure for use.

Signed at New York city1 in the county of New Yorlnnnd State of New York, this Sd'day of lloveinbere A. D. 1921.

" GUY GAYLER CLARK. 

